frankie Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Wohoo, I finished a novel! The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow it was. I hope I can get into a new one tonight. Quote
Alexi Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Ouch Anna! Poor Mr Levin. I'm 40% of the way through Wuthering Heights. It's surprising me how quickly I'm racing through it. Quote
Nollaig Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 My god, it just dragged on and on with hardly any surprises- imo, nothing that made Rosemary's Baby or Stepford Wives great. There were no tricks. The fact I had almost every detail correct about the end at 52% was disheartening when I read the end. As far as the philosophy in it, I found it average and posed no questions that haven't already been explored- which is what I like about Levin, he looks at those simple humanistic questions in different ways. Too bad, but I will keep reading his material. And I still highly recommend SW and RB. Ouch Anna! Poor Mr Levin. I'm 40% of the way through Wuthering Heights. It's surprising me how quickly I'm racing through it. I know right?! Shes cutting him no slack Avoid that one then - check! Oooh is this your first reading of Wuthering Heights? Quote
Alexi Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Yep - knew very little about it going in too which I think is only enhancing my enjoyment Quote
Nollaig Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Yep - knew very little about it going in too which I think is only enhancing my enjoyment Brilliant, it's one of my favourite books so I always love to see new fans of it! Quote
frankie Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I've started reading Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay - very good so far Quote
Athena Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 My next read is going to be Philip K. Dick - Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Nope, no slack for Ira . I still have Sliver and perhaps, Boys of Brazil to get through. I have now reached the critical time for a readaholic with insomnia- it's 1:00 and I'm at a big event in We the Living...and at 50% on the dot!! My next read is going to be Philip K. Dick - Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. That will be mine as well Quote
Kylie Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I received a book in the mail today: Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Been wanting this for ages. The edition that arrived is not what I ordered...it's even better! I thought I'd be getting an older-style Wordsworth edition with a mostly red cover, but I got a more recent one from the black (with red 'blood') 'Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural' series. Very happy. And another book I ordered has been shipped and will hopefully arrive tomorrow: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read The Yellow Wallpaper by her a few years ago and loved it, and while looking up stuff online about my current read, A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, I discovered that Gilman had written a similar utopian novel, but set on a female-only island where men are not needed for reproduction. Should be good! Quote
Athena Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 That will be mine as well It'll be fun reading it together . Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 It'll be fun reading it together . It's nearly 4:00 and I have 170 pages to read by 6:00!! Quote
Nollaig Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I finished The Ice Twins. I don't get even remotely what all the fuss about it is for. I thought it was pretty terrible. Awful characters, senseless actions, no creepiness. Sure anyway. it was a quick easy read. Reading Behind Closed Doors now by B. A. Paris. It's intriguing so far. Not going to be anything amazing I don't think but possibly enjoyable. Quote
chaliepud Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I finished The Ice Twins. I don't get even remotely what all the fuss about it is for. I thought it was pretty terrible. Awful characters, senseless actions, no creepiness. Sure anyway. it was a quick easy read. Hmm...I have this on my TBR... Quote
Nollaig Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Hmm...I have this on my TBR... You might like it, most people do. I just think it was unfounded ridiculousness. Quote
chaliepud Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 You might like it, most people do. I just think it was unfounded ridiculousness. I only bought it because I liked the name and it was cheap in the charity shop! Will give it a go at some point when my expectations are low. Quote
Nollaig Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I only bought it because I liked the name and it was cheap in the charity shop! Will give it a go at some point when my expectations are low. Hahah that's not so bad so! I hope you like it more than I did! Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 7, 2016 Author Posted April 7, 2016 I've given up on One Hundred Years of Solitude for the moment. I can get my head around the characters and keep forgetting who they all are and how they are related, although the story isn't gripping, it's rolling along nicely, but I just keep getting confused who everyone is. I might try and come back to it and start again making a note of all the characters as I go along and see how I get on, but for now, it's gone to the bottom of the pile. Instead, I've started Jamaica Inn and I love it! Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Earlier this morning (see above ), I finished Ayn Rand's stunning, We the Living. Now, on to some of Phillip K Dick's madness with Gaia, a little 200 page one. Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I've given up on One Hundred Years of Solitude for the moment. I can get my head around the characters and keep forgetting who they all are and how they are related, although the story isn't gripping, it's rolling along nicely, but I just keep getting confused who everyone is. I might try and come back to it and start again making a note of all the characters as I go along and see how I get on, but for now, it's gone This makes me sad! Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 7, 2016 Author Posted April 7, 2016 This makes me sad! I probably will try it again ... maybe I just need to start it when I'm on my own or on holiday when I can properly concentrate on all the similar sounding names, instead of in an office full of people on my lunch break Quote
muggle not Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 I just finished reading "Ordinary Grace" by William Kent Krueger. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will give it a 9/10 rating. I keep thinking of the book even after finishing the read. Next up is Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. Quote
bookmonkey Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 I finished I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. I think I enjoyed it, although it did seem to drag a bit sometimes, especially the bits about his grandfather. Quote
Jessi Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 I read more of Mansfield Park last night - I am really enjoying it! Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 Another night of insomnia brought an end to Phillip K Dick's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. There is a free short story available at Amazon by PKD and it's a good example of his work- but his material is weird and a little edgy, so (see my thread for review) be warned. Now, I still want something strange and different, so I am reading samples today. Quote
Athena Posted April 9, 2016 Posted April 9, 2016 I'm now re-reading James Clemens - The Banned and the Banished 2: Wit'ch Storm, it's good so far . Quote
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